Oath Keepers set up weapons and ammunition at a hotel outside Washington, DC, ...

Oath Keepers set up weapons and ammunition at a hotel outside Washington, DC, ...
Oath Keepers set up weapons and ammunition at a hotel outside Washington, DC, ...

Federal prosecutors have released photos of a member of the Oath Keepers wheeling in bins of weapons, ammunitions and supplies to a hotel just outside of Washington, DC, the day before the January 6 riot. 

Edward Vallejo, 63, helped coordinate the far-right militia's 'quick reaction forces,' which were ready to show up to the Capitol fully armed at a moment's notice if directed to do so by their colleagues on the ground, prosecutors say.

Vallejo is one of 11 people who were arrested and charged with seditious conspiracy last week for their role in the riot. 

He and others waited at the Comfort Inn Ballston in Arlington, Virginia - about seven miles from the Capitol - with 'weapons, ammunition, and essential supplies to last 30 days,' prosecutors said in a Tuesday filing in US District Court in Arizona as they urged a judge to keep Vallejo detained before trial.

The judge detained him Thursday afternoon per the government's request.

Edward Vallejo, 63, wheels bins with weapons, ammunition, and a month of supplies into a Comfort Inn just miles from the Capitol the day before the January 6 riot

Edward Vallejo, 63, wheels bins with weapons, ammunition, and a month of supplies into a Comfort Inn just miles from the Capitol the day before the January 6 riot

Prosecutors say members of the Oath Keepers far-right militia waited at the hotel on January 6 and were ready to show up to the Capitol fully armed at a moment's notice

Prosecutors say members of the Oath Keepers far-right militia waited at the hotel on January 6 and were ready to show up to the Capitol fully armed at a moment's notice

The 'quick reaction forces' never had to go to the riot because the Oath Keepers on the ground got in just fine, prosecutors say. Above, Oath Keepers at the January 6 protest

The 'quick reaction forces' never had to go to the riot because the Oath Keepers on the ground got in just fine, prosecutors say. Above, Oath Keepers at the January 6 protest

The day of the riot, Vallejo texted someone: 'Vallejo back at hotel and outfitted. Have 2 trucks available. Let me know how I can assist,' he wrote. Minutes later, he added, 'QRF standing by at hotel. Just say the word…'

The day of the riot, Vallejo texted someone: 'Vallejo back at hotel and outfitted. Have 2 trucks available. Let me know how I can assist,' he wrote. Minutes later, he added, 'QRF standing by at hotel. Just say the word…'

Supporters of former President Donald Trump gathered near the Capitol for a rally the morning of January 6, in which Trump claimed that the 2020 election had been stolen from him and told his supporters to 'fight like hell.' 

The ensuing riot resulted in the death of five people, including law enforcement officers and protester Ashli Babbitt.

Prosecutors said that days before the riot, Vallejo texted Florida lead team Kelly Meggs: 'Requesting coordinates to Allied encampment outside DC boundaries to rendezvous. Please respond ASAP. For the Republic.'

Meggs was arrested last week and charged along with his wife, Connie. They are accused of conspiracy, obstruction of an official proceeding, destruction of government property, and other crimes. 

The day before the riot, 'Meggs and his Florida team dropped off at least three luggage carts' worth of gun boxes, rifle cases, and suitcases filled with ammunition with their QRF (quick reaction force) team.

'A second QRF team from North Carolina consisted of four men who kept their rifles ready to go in a vehicle parked in the hotel lot,' prosecutors say.

Surveillance video shows Vallejo and other members wheeling the large black bins through the hotel.

On January 6 at 2.24pm, Vallejo messaged a group chat on the encrypted messaging app Signal.

'Vallejo back at hotel and outfitted. Have 2 trucks available. Let me know how I can assist,' he wrote. Minutes later, he added, 'QRF standing by at hotel. Just say the word…' 

Vallejo and his team ultimately didn't have to bring the weapons to the Capitol since the group was able to breach the building without them. 

Stewart Rhodes, shown in his booking photo on Thursday, appeared in court in Plano, Texas, on Friday to plead not guilty to seditious conspiracy

Stewart Rhodes, shown in his booking photo on Thursday, appeared in court in Plano, Texas, on Friday to plead not guilty to seditious conspiracy 

Oath Keepers founder Elemer Stewart Rhodes is believed to be the first person who did not actually go inside the building to be criminally charged over the riot. 

'I think Congress will screw him [Trump] over. The only chance we/he has is if we scare the shit out of them and convince them it will be torches and pitchforks time [if] they don’t do the right thing,' Rhodes allegedly told other Oath Keepers while planning for the Capitol riot, according to an indictment. 

Prosecutors say Rhodes commanded his followers from outside, and that he'd spent months plotting the invasion over texts and encrypted messaging services. If convicted, he faces 20 years behind bars. 

'The breach succeeded in delaying the Certification proceeding for several hours,

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